Publisher's Synopsis
The Insider's Guide to Fixed Income Securities and Markets presents the first comprehensive treatment of its kind, rich in backstory and overflowing with real-life examples that bring a hitherto dry subject to life.
Drawing from more than three decades as both an instructor and a practitioner, Doug Carroll presents not only the theory behind each product, but also "how" and "why" of fixed-income trading and investing, interwoven with stories from the trenches and honed by interaction with thousands of students and colleagues.
Products and markets covered include:
- Introduction to Fixed Income Securities and Markets
- Fixed Income Securities: Bond Contract Basics
- Bond Math Basics: Bond Pricing
- Bond Yields Explained
- U.S. Treasury and Government Agency Securities
- Yield Curves
- Corporate Fixed Income Securities
- Introduction to Mortgage-Backed Securities
- Money Market Instruments
- Municipal Securities
- Asset Backed Securities (ABS)
- International Fixed Income Markets
- Risk Considerations for Globally Diversified Fixed Income Portfolios
